Breaking the chrysalis: Whistler’s early work reveals non-conformist beauty


James McNeill Whistler’s “Nocturne” (1878) is one of the works currently on display at The Fralin. Courtesy of the Fralin Museum of Art.

Support C-VILLE Weekly

C-VILLE Weekly is Charlottesville’s leading newspaper. Founded in 1989, it’s been the area’s local source for informative (and informed) stories in news, arts, and living for more than 26 years.